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YouTube - Human Slingshot

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Wu-Tang Financial

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A follow up to the Pretty Toney post...

Apple renames itself, unveils iPhone - Yahoo! News

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Apple renames itself, unveils iPhone

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday announced the iPod maker's long-awaited leap into the mobile phone business and renamed the company just "Apple Inc.," reflecting its increased focus on consumer electronics.

Revving up for the Detroit Auto Show

Lincoln MKR

The Lincoln MKR debuts a TwinForce engine, the first of a new engine family for Ford Motor. Ford says its 3.5-liter V6 gasoline twin-turbo direct injection engine is better than some V8 engines.

The car also pays homage to the environment, running on E-85 ethanol and featuring an interior built with renewable resources such as a reengineered oak instrument panel, mohair carpet and soy seat foam.

One of the design elements that stands out is the double-wing front grille which was inspired by the 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet. Its design is meant to resemble a boat cutting through water. [Slide Show at CNET]

Revving up for the Detroit Auto Show

Ford Interceptor

Ford wants to bring back the muscle cars of the 1960s with the Ford Interceptor, which is based, of course, on the Mustang. The Interceptor is powered by a six-speed Ford Racing 5.0-liter Cammer engine. It runs on E-85 ethanol and produces 400 horsepower.  [Slideshow at CNET]

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Leapdays

It seems so simple. A leapday is an extra day on the calendar every 4 years. And that is actually everything that people will have to know for the next 93 years. But then, something strange will happen. In 2100 there will be no leapday! There's going to be one in 2096 and one in 2104 but not in 2100. Why is that?

Well, the earth, as it goes once around the sun, rotates exactly 365.2422 times during that time (with respect to the sun). One rotation is one day.

Now, let us assume there was no leap day. Since a year is about 365.25 days long, we would be one day behind every four years. And that is exactly why we have leapdays. Unfortunatly nature didn't have the foresight to put the rotations of the earth in sync with our 365.25 calendars. So we have to correct things further. After every 400 years we would be three day ahead of the actual date. (400*0.0075) To correct that as well, the leapday rule was extended. There is no leapday if the number of the year can be divided by 100 but not 400 without leaving a rest. This is the official calendar, one year is 365.2525 long. That however also means, that in yet another 8000 years we will once again be ahead of the actual date by 3 days, but that should be enough time to learn the next, then even more complicated set of rules ...  [ MORE ]

Mysterious Metallic Object Crashes Into Home

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Jan. 4) - Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey.

Nobody was injured when the golf-ball sized object, weighing nearly as much as a can of soup, struck the home and embedded itself in a wall Tuesday night. Federal officials sent to the scene said it was not from an aircraft.

Which Superhero Are You?

Link: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Which Superhero Are You?.

Which Superhero Are You? Michael Arrington 102 comments »Geeks definitely love comic books and superheroes, and that’s why this simple site that tells you what superhero you are based on a few questions has seen over 12 million hits since it launched. I really wanted to be Batman or Spiderman, but I answered the questions honestly and came up with the Green Lantern. I’m not at all happy that I am 45% Wonder Woman.

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